William Fowler DiesFowler, a former APS president and winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in physics, died in March of kidney failure at the age of 83.

In BriefThe APS Executive Board approved the establishment of a new topical group on gravitation; applications are currently being accepted for the 1996-1997 Fulbright Scholar Awards; and several APS members received research awards from the Alexander von Homboldt Foundation.